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Originally Posted by Mardelin  So much to learn and continue learning. You can take every precaution, have all the necessary meds and equipment in place. Then out of left field; zap another zinger.
I just went through what you went through my girl went into labor on her
57th day of her first breeding, whelped on the 58th. When the puppies began to enter the world, I knew they were preemie, by the color of their coats, feet and noses. She had concieved on her 2nd breeding. I lost 2 puppies, one in the first 24 hours, the 2nd in the first week. You do everything you know how to do, fading puppy recipe, Sub-Qing them....everything but, it doesn't prepare you to see mom panicking, stimulating and watching a pup die.
I learned alot about preemies from this experience. They are a bit slower in developement, they lag behind about 3 to 5 days......Something that I'd never encountered before; I knew that puppies open their eyes between 10 and 17 days.....one of the ones that lived didn't open his until day 21. |
Yes, always learning and still more to learn no matter how many years or how much experienced.
I think this litter was preemies too. The coats - big give away. I have never experience. They reminded me of mice.
Yes, just like you, I lost the first one - sweet little girl (weighing 2 oz) in the first 24 hours and then the boy (weighed 3 oz) all of a sudden went for the worse yesterday and started gettng weak and not nursing. He had been nursing the first day and was the strongest. Such a turn around. The last one - a girl (weighing 2.5 oz) has been hanging in there. She did not nurse on her own when she was 24 hours old, but now will go for it. I do have to hold her in place since her head moves around some much at certain times and do not want her to let go of nipple. That was frustrating for her and me. Then I have to make sure mom is quite and not move, so this little one can get all she wants.
So for those deciding that you want to breed - be ready, for anything can happen, even the worse.